Phonographic record and table



B. J. KIFFE.

PHoNoGRAPHlc RECORD AND TABLE. l APPLICATION FILED MAY I5, 1920.

lPatented Sept. 20, 1921.

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

:Balarm J. xIFFn', or MANxATo, MINNESOTA.

PHONOGRA'PHIC RECORD AND TABLE.

Application led May 15,

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known t at I, BERTRAM J. KIFFE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mankato, in lthe county of Blue Earth and State ofMinnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in PhonographicRecords and Tables, of which the following is a specification. v 1

This invention relates to a phonographic record and table therefor, theprincipal object of the invention being to provide means forfacilitating the removal of the record from the table.

Another object of the invention is to render it unnecessary to touchthat part of the record which contains recording grooves and making therecord e'a'sy to handle.

This invention also consists in certain- 'turn table.

Fig. 3 is a Sectional view taken through theimproved turn table, withthe improved record thereon.

In these views, 1- indicates the record which is ,of the usual disk typeand is provided with the central hole 2, to receive the spindle 3 of thegraphophone which projects above the turn table 4. In carrying out myinvention I form a pair of holes 5 in the record, one on each side ofhole 2 Specification of Letters Patent.

I several Patented Sept. 20, 1921.

1920. serial no. 381,604.

and spaced a suflicient distance apart so as to permit insertion of thethumb and forefinger of one hand;

In order to permit the thumb and finger to enter these holes when therecord is on the turn table I provide a cup shaped recess 6 in thecenter of the table. This will space the bottom of the table from therecord so as to permit the fingers to enter the openings or holes insaid record, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. y

It will thus be seen that the record can be easily placed on the tableand removed therefrom and without touching the grooved part of therecord.l The records can be easily handled without danger of dropping`them, as will bev apparent.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features 0f my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of thev arts, provided that suchchanges fall wit in the scope of the appended claims. A

1. A record for graphophones having a pairof finger receiving holesadjacent its center.

2. A disk record for graphophones having a pair of openings formedtherein, one on each side of the spindle receiving hole` and spacedapart a distance to'receive the finger and thumb of one hand.

3. A phonograph turn table having a recess formed-at its upper faceadjacent' the center thereof and a record for engaging the table, saidrecordhaving a finger hole` formedtherein adjacent the center thereof.Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature.

BERTRAM J. KIFFE..

